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A-Z: General definitions: Aelred
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(1109-67). Cistercian abbot of Rievaulx. Writings include De Institutione Inclusarum for anchoresses.
The order of White Monks (from their habits of undyed sheep's wool) was founded at Citeaux in 1098 with the aim of returning to the Benedictine ideal.
The head of a community of monks.
Person leading a solitary life of prayer.
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